Air Cell Extraction™ Technology
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Cleans deeply and completely
in just one pass.

Our Carpet Cleaning Method

Air Cell Extraction™ technology
uses thousands of tiny Air Cells which are 90% air and only 10% moisture, which prevents overwetting. Air Cell technology dramatically lowers moisture which eliminates problems associated with wet cleaning.

• Cleans deeply and completely in just one pass.
Other cleaning processes leave dirt-laden water behind or just clean the surface of your carpet. Von Schrader’s air cell extraction is the only system that cleans all the way down to the base of your carpet and extracts all of the soil in just one pass. In fact, it’s so unique that it’s patented.

• Dries quickly - often in less than one hour.
No overwetting or bad odors. No shrinking or mildew. The air cell extraction process uses scrubbing bubbles – not gallons of hot water – to get your carpet and upholstery completely clean.

• Is safe for people, pets — and the environment.
Our carpet and upholstery cleaning processes use gentle, biodegradable, non-toxic, and fragrance-free detergents that leave no sticky or oily residues to attract and hold soil.

Steam or Hot Water Extraction Carpet Cleaning

VonSchrader Air Cell Extraction™ Carpet Cleaning

Rotary Brush Carpet Cleaning

Basic Method for Cleaning

High pressure jets spray a solution of hot water and detergent into the carpet to loosen the soil. Some of the cleaning solution and soil are then extracted by means of a built-in suction method.

Thousands of tiny Air Cells, masses of air surrounded by a microscopically thin sandwich of detergent, water and more detergent, are gently scrubbed into the carpet. These Air-Cells create a unique cleaning environment, containing 90% air and only 10% detergent and water, that overcomes gravity to hold soil in suspension for immediate extraction.

A detergent is applied into the carpet pile with rotary brush machine. Extraction must be conducted with a separate wet vacuum pick-up system.

Drying Time

24+ hours

1 hour

4-6 hours

Deep Cleaning?

Yes

Yes

No
Provides a surface cleaning only. Dirt deep in the carpet remains.

Environmentally safe?

Requires many gallons of water to clean a carpet

Most require trucks to transport equipment and idle during cleaning

Air Cell detergents are biodegradable.

Machines are easily transported in a small hybrid car.

Very little water is used.

Green Seal Certified

Most require trucks to transport equipment

Non-toxic?

Varies.
Most cleaning solutions are non-toxic, but not all. Check with your specific provider.

Yes

Varies.
Most cleaning solutions are non-toxic, but not all. Check with your specific provider.

Safe for all types of carpet?

No,

Unless you’re working with a very experienced company, it is easy for carpets to become overly saturated resulting in discoloration, shrinkage, splitting seams, de-lamination, and mildew growth.

Hot water can remove “stain resist” properties from carpet.

Yes,
including “stain resistant” nylon, wool, and other synthetic fibers.

No,

Do not use on rugs, or old and brittle carpet

Can cause severe distortions on some types of carpet, particularly those of a twisted, cut pile construction, such as Saxony and cut/loop types

Unless you’re working with a very experienced company, it is easy for carpets to become overly saturated resulting in discoloration, shrinkage, splitting seams, de-lamination, and mildew growth.